OpenUG2
From-scratch reimplementation of the Need for Speed: Underground 2 engine in C++, still early.
Rewrite Not stated wip
Facts
- Original
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004)
- Platform
- Windows
- Method
- Rewrite
- Provenance
- Not stated what this means
- Status
- wip
- Licence
- unknown
- Team
- whoismept
- Started
- 2026-07
- Runs on
- Windows
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Need for Speed: Underground 2 you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was rebuilt by whoismept. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction
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